Business Development Executive Job Trends in England

Business Development Executive
UK > England

The median Business Development Executive salary in England is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 292 630 669
Rank change year-on-year +338 +39 +284
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Executive 372 49 11
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.70% 0.10% 0.022%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.77% 0.11% 0.023%
Number of salaries quoted 299 13 10
10th Percentile £26,000 - £22,750
25th Percentile £28,000 £28,500 £25,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.38% -24.71%
75th Percentile £40,000 £39,500 £54,000
90th Percentile £55,000 £44,150 £60,325
UK median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £32,000
% change year-on-year - +9.38% -24.71%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 48,032 44,628 46,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.90% 92.71% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 30,380 23,318 36,700
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Business Development Executive
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Business Development Executive' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Business Development Executive job vacancy trend in England

Business Development Executive
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Business Development Executive job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Business Development Executive job vacancies in England

Business Development Executive
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development Executive in England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Development Executive in England

Business Development Executive
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Development Executive within the England region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +150 118 £30,000 -23.08% 41
Midlands +82 68 £30,000 - 42
London +95 63 £55,000 +41.94% 20
East of England +70 48 £35,000 +12.90% 25
West Midlands +58 43 £30,000 - 21
South West +50 41 £35,000 - 24
North of England +32 34 £30,000 - 40
East Midlands +17 25 £30,000 - 21
North West +30 17 £33,000 +10.00% 20
Yorkshire - 15 £30,000 - 16
North East +9 2 £28,000 - 4
Business Development Executive
UK

Business Development Executive Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Business Development Executive job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Business Development Executive in the job title.

1 372 (100.00%) Business Development
2 27 (7.26%) B2B
3 20 (5.38%) Decision-Making
4 18 (4.84%) Lead Generation
5 15 (4.03%) B2B Sales
5 15 (4.03%) Cybersecurity
6 14 (3.76%) SaaS
6 14 (3.76%) Telesales
7 12 (3.23%) CRM
8 9 (2.42%) Creative Thinking
9 8 (2.15%) Customer Acquisition
9 8 (2.15%) Customer Experience
9 8 (2.15%) Cyber Resilience
10 7 (1.88%) Commercial Awareness
11 6 (1.61%) Telematics
12 5 (1.34%) Degree
13 4 (1.08%) Collaborative Culture
13 4 (1.08%) Logistics
13 4 (1.08%) PRINCE2
13 4 (1.08%) Project Management
14 3 (0.81%) Customer Retention
14 3 (0.81%) Customer Service
14 3 (0.81%) Digital Marketing
15 2 (0.54%) ERP
15 2 (0.54%) Network Optimisation
15 2 (0.54%) Salesforce
16 1 (0.27%) Analytics
16 1 (0.27%) Business Strategy
16 1 (0.27%) Business Transformation
16 1 (0.27%) Client Onboarding

Business Development Executive Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 14 (3.76%) SaaS
General
1 22 (5.91%) Finance
2 17 (4.57%) Retail
3 14 (3.76%) Marketing
4 12 (3.23%) Telecoms
5 9 (2.42%) Social Skills
6 6 (1.61%) Advertising
6 6 (1.61%) Automotive
6 6 (1.61%) Manufacturing
7 5 (1.34%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (1.34%) Public Sector
8 3 (0.81%) Legal
8 3 (0.81%) Social Housing
9 2 (0.54%) Brand Awareness
9 2 (0.54%) Law
9 2 (0.54%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (0.54%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.27%) French Language
10 1 (0.27%) German Language
10 1 (0.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.27%) Mandarin Language
Miscellaneous
1 16 (4.30%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (1.61%) Social Media
3 5 (1.34%) FMCG
4 2 (0.54%) Enterprise Cloud
5 1 (0.27%) CCTV
5 1 (0.27%) Driving Licence
5 1 (0.27%) iPad
5 1 (0.27%) iPhone
5 1 (0.27%) Onboarding
5 1 (0.27%) PropTech
5 1 (0.27%) Video Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 372 (100.00%) Business Development
2 27 (7.26%) B2B
3 20 (5.38%) Decision-Making
4 18 (4.84%) Lead Generation
5 15 (4.03%) B2B Sales
5 15 (4.03%) Cybersecurity
6 14 (3.76%) Telesales
7 12 (3.23%) CRM
8 9 (2.42%) Creative Thinking
9 8 (2.15%) Customer Acquisition
9 8 (2.15%) Customer Experience
9 8 (2.15%) Cyber Resilience
10 7 (1.88%) Commercial Awareness
11 6 (1.61%) Telematics
12 4 (1.08%) Collaborative Culture
12 4 (1.08%) Logistics
12 4 (1.08%) PRINCE2
12 4 (1.08%) Project Management
13 3 (0.81%) Customer Retention
13 3 (0.81%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 5 (1.34%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (0.54%) Salesforce
2 1 (0.27%) HubSpot
2 1 (0.27%) Veritas